Monday, 19 July 2010

Grapevine Beetle

Originally I thought this might be a cicada. I’d lent my insect identification book out to a friend, so I couldn’t really check to be sure. However a reader was kind enough to identify it for me. (Thanks Kontarena!) Turns out that it’s a Pelidnota Punctata, better known as a Grapevine Beetle. Which, considering there is a grapevine just a few meters away from where this photo was taken, makes total sense.
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  1. kontarena22 July 2010 at 01:15

    Probably it's the grapevine beetle "Pelidnota punctata"


    Kontarena

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  2. Exploriment22 July 2010 at 11:11

    Thank you!

    I had my doubts it was a Cicada, but I wasn’t sure what else it could be.

    Now I know.

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